Brownie, You're Doing a Heckuva Job

Sam Brownback will not be the President of the United States.

Republican Sam Brownback will drop out of the 2008 presidential campaign on Friday, people close to the Kansas senator said Thursday.

Brownback, a longshot conservative contender, had trouble raising money to compete in the race. He is expected announce his withdrawal in Topeka, Kan.

He raised a little more than $800,000 in the third quarter of this year, his lowest quarterly amount since entering race. He has brought in more than $4 million overall and is eligible for $2 million in federal matching funds.

I think the rest of the field will probably stay in until Iowa, save perhaps Duncan Hunter. Tancredo and Keyes are running vanity campaigns that don't cost much money, and everyone else has a reason to compete. Sam Brownback actually thought he could be President. He suddenly woke up to the reality that he can't. As for who this benefits, was Brownback even polling at a measurable number? I'm not sure it benefits anyone.